[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Romford]

Romford 1955

Published: 1956
Pages: 38
Tables: 31

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Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year

Total M. F.

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TABLE 1 BIRTH-RATES, DEATH-RATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY, and CASE-RATES for certain Infections Diseases in the year 1955. England and Wales, and Romford. (Provisional Figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns)

	RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION		All Causes	DEATH-RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION						Acute Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis	Pneumonia	RATE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS
	RATE PER 1,000 POPULATION			Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers	Whooping Cough	Diphtheria	Tuberculosis	Influenza	Small-pox			(Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years)	Total Deaths under 1 year
	Live Births	Still Births		Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers	Whooping Cough	Diphtheria	Tuberculosis	Influenza	Small-pox			(Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years)	Total Deaths under 1 year

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TABLE 2.

Causes of Death	All Ages			Deaths at the subjoined ages of Residents, after correction for Inward and Outward transfers
Causes of Death	M.	F	Total	Under 1	1	2-4	5-14	15- 24	25-34	35-44	45-54	55-64	65-74	75 & upwards

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TABLE 3
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TABLE 4
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Table 5 gives a summary of the "Medical Aid" notices received during the year. TABLE 5
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TABLE 6
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TABLE 7
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TABLE 8
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TABLE 9 (a) Numbers provided with Dental care:—

Examined Needing Treatment. Treated. Made Dentally Fit.
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TABLE 10
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TABLE 11

1. Inspections. Premises. Number on Register Inspections Written Notices Occupiers Prosecuted
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2. Cases in which Defects were Found. Particulars.

No. of Cases in which defects were found. No. of Cases in which prosecutions instituted.
Found. Remedied, Referred
to H.M. Inspector. by H.M. Inspector.

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Outwork.

Nature of Work	No. of Out-Workers in August List	No. of Cases of default in sending List	No. of Prosecutions for failure to supply Lists	No. of Instances of Work in Unwholesome Premises	Notices Served	Prosecu tions

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TABLE 12. CARCASES INSPECTED AND CONDEMNED. 1955

Cattle except Cows. Cows. Calves. Sheep and Lambs. Pigs. Horses. Total.
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The following cases were taken under Byelaw 9 of the Clean Food Bvelaws :—

Offence Result
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TABLE 13 Summary of Samples taken for Analysis during the Year 1954

Number examined Result of Analysis
Formal Informal Total Genuine Not Genuine
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TABLE 13—continued

Number examined Result of Analysis
Formal Informal Total Genuine Not Genuine
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The Council authorised the following cases to be taken before the Magistrates Court in respect of contraventions under the Shops Act, 1950:—

Offence Section Result
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Legal Proceedings.

Offence Section Result
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4.—HOUSING STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR, 1955 TABLE 14

Number of houses erected during the year—
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TABLE 15

Under 5 yrs. 5-15 yrs
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TABLE 16
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Table 17 gives the statistics relative to Vaccination, as recorded by the General Practitioners. TABLE 17

Vaccinated:
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TABLE 18
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TABLE 19

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TABLE 20 MONTHLY NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Month	Scarlet Fever	Diphtheria	Enteric Fever	Puerperal Pyrexia	Pneumonia	Dysentery	Encephalitis Acute Infective	Erysipelas	Malaria contracted abroad	Measles	Meningococcal Infection	Ophthalmia Neonatorum	Poliomyelitis Paralytic	Poliomyelitis Non- Paralytic	Whooping Cough	Infective Hepatitis	Food Poisoning	Tuberculosis		Total
Month	Scarlet Fever	Diphtheria	Enteric Fever	Puerperal Pyrexia	Pneumonia	Dysentery	Encephalitis Acute Infective	Erysipelas	Malaria contracted abroad	Measles	Meningococcal Infection	Ophthalmia Neonatorum	Poliomyelitis Paralytic	Poliomyelitis Non- Paralytic	Whooping Cough	Infective Hepatitis	Food Poisoning	Resp.	Non-Resp.	Total

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TABLE 21 DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR, DIVIDED INTO AGE GROUPS.

Disease under 1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-10 10-15 15 20 20-35 35-46 45-65 Over 65 Total
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TABLE 22 NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS) DURING YEAR 1955, and HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS

Disease Cases Notified. Cases Admitted to Hospital Total Deaths
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TABLE 23 TUBERCULOSIS: NEW CASES AND MORTALITY DURING 1955

AGE PERIODS. NEW CASES. DEATHS.
Respiratory. Non-Respiratory. Respiratory. Non-Respiratory.

	No. of Cases in which defects were found.				No. of Cases in which prosecutions instituted.
	Found.	Remedied,	Referred
			to H.M. Inspector.	by H.M. Inspector.

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Extracts from Vital Statistics for the Year

TABLE 1 BIRTH-RATES, DEATH-RATES, ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY, and CASE-RATES for certain Infections Diseases in the year 1955. England and Wales, and Romford. (Provisional Figures based on Weekly and Quarterly Returns)

TABLE 2.

TABLE 3

TABLE 4

Table 5 gives a summary of the "Medical Aid" notices received during the year. TABLE 5

TABLE 6

TABLE 7

TABLE 8

TABLE 9 (a) Numbers provided with Dental care:—

TABLE 10

TABLE 11

2. Cases in which Defects were Found. Particulars.

Outwork.

TABLE 12. CARCASES INSPECTED AND CONDEMNED. 1955

The following cases were taken under Byelaw 9 of the Clean Food Bvelaws :—

TABLE 13 Summary of Samples taken for Analysis during the Year 1954

TABLE 13—continued

The Council authorised the following cases to be taken before the Magistrates Court in respect of contraventions under the Shops Act, 1950:—

Legal Proceedings.

4.—HOUSING STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR, 1955 TABLE 14

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Table 17 gives the statistics relative to Vaccination, as recorded by the General Practitioners. TABLE 17

TABLE 18

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TABLE 20 MONTHLY NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

TABLE 21 DISEASES NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR, DIVIDED INTO AGE GROUPS.

TABLE 22 NOTIFIABLE DISEASES (OTHER THAN TUBERCULOSIS) DURING YEAR 1955, and HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS

TABLE 23 TUBERCULOSIS: NEW CASES AND MORTALITY DURING 1955